Healthy Living: Talking to your kids about drugs and addiction

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News of singer Demi Lovato this week overdosing and being hospitalized in California has sparked a national conversation about addiction.

Lovato was found unconscious in her Los Angeles home. Paramedics gave her the opioid reversing drug, Narcan. At last check, the pop-star was in stable condition.

Young people across the country look up to Demi Lovato. Her very public battle with substance abuse likely has many of our teens confused, concerned and asking a lot of questions.

That why it's important parents and caregivers offer support and guidance.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends we talk to kids about drugs as early as 9-years-old. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 2 in 10 seniors in high school say they have used prescription drugs without a prescription.

So how do you start that conversation with your kids about addiction and drugs?